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Sensitivity of landscape measurement to changing grain size for fine-scale data representing highly-fragmented landscapes
No full textA descriptive analysis of cultural patterns in international rural landscapes as a basis for integrative planning and design
No full textEcological functionality of landscapes with alternative rehabilitations of depleted aggregate sites
No full textTo explore the implications of surrounding landscape context on the ecological effects of rehabilitation, we assessed three alternative ways of rehabilitating depleted Ontario sites with measures of habitat patterns and cumulative costs (landscape resistance). Alternative rehabilitations focused on (a) economics, (b) biodiversity protection and (c) a compromise of economics and biodiversity. We measured the landscape effects of the different rehabilitations within a 10 km radius of several depleted aggregate sites. A cost-surface model showed that the biodiversity protection alternative achieved lower landscape resistance than the other alternatives, and importantly that this effect could extend well beyond the site. Measuring four attributes of landscape pattern the differences among alternatives showed that the biodiversity alternative offered the best habitat patterns over the economic alternative. Yet for some sites a compromise alternative could achieve similar ecological consequences while balancing competing interests. Broad inclusion of nearby landscape context when designing rehabilitation can substantially affect the ecological outcomes of rehabilitation, and the effects can be quite extensive. © 2010 Taylor & Francis.link_to_subscribed_fulltex
Determining patch-level metrics in naturally disturbed and managed forest landscapes: implications for enhancing ecological attributes and processes
No full textVisual preference and ecological assessments for designed alternative brownfield rehabilitations
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Integrating landscape ecology and visual preferences into the practice of planning and designing alternative landscapes
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